diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 910e80c..583ee1e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 2.4.5 - Jun 10, 2016
+
+- Fix a memory leak affecting long polling
+
 Version 2.4.4 - Mar 24, 2016
 
 - Fix memory leaks affecting getblocktemplate
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6631102..944a5d8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([cpuminer], [2.4.4])
+AC_INIT([cpuminer], [2.4.5])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.59c])
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
diff --git a/minerd.1 b/minerd.1
index 09894b1..b206754 100644
--- a/minerd.1
+++ b/minerd.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MINERD 1 "March 2016" "cpuminer 2.4.4"
+.TH MINERD 1 "June 2016" "cpuminer 2.4.5"
 .SH NAME
 minerd \- CPU miner for Bitcoin and Litecoin
 .SH SYNOPSIS